‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness  —  With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.  —  After two days of chaos and confusion …

POLITICO Playbook: Inside McCarthy's brewing speaker deal  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  After spending the last 48 hours on life support, KEVIN McCARTHY's bid for the speakership is seeing a potential revival.

Post Politics Now: House casts 9th speaker vote after McCarthy fails to sway hard-right Republicans  —  POLITICS

The Republican divide plays out in conservative news outlets.  —  Here is the latest on the battle to choose a speaker in the House of Representatives.  —  Representative Kevin McCarthy of California offered fresh concessions to a hard-right band of rebels in a desperate effort to lock …

McCarthy speaker spectacle is no joke.  It shows the Republican Party will damage America.  —  We've learned a lot this week.  We've learned that House Republicans can't count votes, they can't solve problems and they apparently can't abide each other.  —  View Comments

As McCarthy flails, Republicans refuse to cut a speaker deal with Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — Many House Republicans are furious with a band of far-right rebels who they say are holding the party hostage by repeatedly rejecting its nominee for speaker.  —  But there's one thing they're …

The GOP's institutionalized anarchy  —  Regardless of who is elected speaker, House Republicans have systematically gutted the power of their leaders — and institutionalized de facto anarchy. … Now, it's the rank-and-file lawmakers — and outside allies juiced by social media — holding the real power.